Police urge residents to lock up after more thefts

EAST GOSHEN — Police Tuesday continued to urge residents to lock their vehicles and homes overnight following a second string of thefts from cars in the area.

According to the Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police Department, 11 unlocked vehicles were ransacked during Monday’s early morning hours in residential neighborhoods off of Greenhill Road. Police said vehicles were entered on Upton Circle, Allan Lane, Wexford Circle, Waterford Road and Joshua Drive.

Police said change, electronic chargers, an iPod, and DVDs were stolen from the vehicles. A garage on Allan Lane was left open and two bicycles were stolen from inside, according to police. The most recent thefts come just a week after several vehicles were ransacked in Westtown and Thornbury on Feb. 4. In those incidents, at least six unlocked vehicles were entered between midnight and 7 a.m. Monday morning on residential streets including East Street Road, Westbourne Road and Carrie Lane. All of the thefts were reported in the general area of the Westtown Post Office. No forced entry was reported in any of the incidents.

Westtown-East Goshen Lt. William Cahill said investigators are approaching the incidents as if they are linked, due to the similar time and day of the week of the thefts.

Investigators believe the person responsible for the Feb. 4 thefts was working alone and was riding a bicycle, most likely a mountain bike, from home to home. Police ask anyone who observes bicyclists riding during the early morning hours to contact police immediately.

Anyone with information related to these incidents is asked to contact the Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police Department at 610-692-5100.